Reversible window.



W. H. L J. L. MBIXEL.

REVERSIBLE WINDOW.

APPLICATION FILED MAYQ, 1910.

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W. H. L J. L. MEIXEL.

REVERSIBLE WINDOW.

APPLICATION FILED MAY s, 1910.

Patented Mar. 28, 1911.

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Umm)- STATES TENT ` vvniiiiiiiir HENRY rmx-r AND Jessi; LAvEnNn MEIXEL, or Yoim, Neumann.

REVERSIBLE vv'iiriioviu.

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f ,TQoll whom it may concern.'

Bei `known that We, l/VILLIAM HENRY v ,lS/liii'.t.x"n1`. and Jessi; LAVERNE Mi'cixni., citizens 'ffloii the I'UnitedStates, residing at York7 in etheficoiinty 4oft York and State of Nebraska, 'i ,beve invented a new and useful Reversible .'Windo'w, oi:' \vlii.eli thefollowing is a specifiv cation. i The. elijeet of this invention is to provide 1 -0 an. improved Construction for reversible Windows.

A urthe'i object of this invention is to provide .improved men-ns `for slidingly mounting;` awindoivsash in zi. frame. i

A further object-of. this invention to provide improved means forfseal'iiig o1l Iii-idg iff' thejoints between the side inariigii-is of Window sash and a freine. fing, Aflui'tlier object of this invention is to .f lovs szisli in a fra-ine.

urtlrier object of this. invention is to bridging sind lockingmechanism, of :Livinsash.

3,114end715ee detail views, on en enlarged seele,A of the means employed to :inaini f `tween ai. sash end fiame.

In the construction and mounting of the devices as `shown the numerals 10, 11 desi mite jninbs, '12, 13 vertical fece-casings, 111l n header, 15 a head-easing sind 1 6 a` sill of a window frame, which. frame may .vary m consi actionas desired so long as it. retains provide improved ineens f or looking. ai Wiii' provide improved means 4for adjusting the; -SlSllQS 211i@ 'rilmlnted" dow sash relative to e frame containing said.

Oufi' invention consists .in thecoiistruotieii, VbOtOJJfl-f mit overlppi arrangement 1nd conibiiiation of elements .the side niargins of sa vgrooves', '28l (oneof '3) perallelnyith andedjaee t'to l1 forward .margins .on v siiid and vthroiighoxit the lengtlil thereof. e

.which'seats or .depressions ted line -of Fig, Figs. depth tha-n the grooves...

` xare formed. with .grooves-'3 pai-ell with t esnsh p'ivotellyin a frz'in'ie. Figs pulete-.the bridging' ineens between and freine. Figs. .15, 17 end 1 8 erede hinews o :tlitidging ineens employed bev- Speciiea'tioiiof Letters Tateiit. Patented Miam '.1911' Application fiiediviay e, 19.10. 4sei-nii No, f560 283 the chtraeteristicsnoted.` Stops- 17 (one of Whichis shown in Figs. lendve iinted parallel with each other and. roiectdpvvnweird from' the header .1.4: .eritlpeXten'clQ frein the jainb' l0 to the janib l1. .lhese-:stops -17 vare spaced apart e distance lequel to the thickness of the upper. end or' the upper sash of the window.

The window frame preferably is provided with .two sasliesof zordinery coiistiution. The lower snsli coiiipiises stlesl, 1 9, an upper rail 20, :i lower rail 21- and :L 11ane 22.

The upper sash coi'npifisesstil-es ?3, 2 f, an

upperrail 2 5, :i lowei reil QIGnnd'effpeiie 70 '27. Tlie.stiles 'of thesesashes',.a t.

vided vwithtlie usuel socket sash cords inasmuch 4 21s, they genot designed to beeinployeivithsesh cords nd W ights The upper rail 20 andloive 'l' 'prof 75 vided with the usuel b eve'1eclg-p tions or lips `for @ting of. siiclifreilstoget er when the Wirf.' P is'closed, 'Iliejup'v e theslops 17 and the low ein the outer.; iniirginal fece ing eigigemenc with@ iight opposing; feces .ofthe )emes j ainbs 10,511,311; ferme Fig.

feces thereof. 'These grooves 28 topto bottoni of the jembsen and .adjacent to. .their front ee grooves BO ere' arrangedfwholl between the frontfece's of the Stiles end-Qthe/.median verticelflines thereof;

l- Weather-strips.3l `are: mounted.. .leeselyin the grooves 30 of the stilles-'118'` 1Q- and extend faam end to end of seid .sti 1es. i0ie of the vife'e-therstrips 31 (they being of like eonstrueti'oi'i)l is shown' in Figs. 16, 1-7 and.

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18 and will be observed. to be constructed of sheet metal of channel `i'orm in cross-seetion, the flanges thereof being of materially greater Width than the .spacing apart of such flanges. The weather-strip 31 is formed with a notch 32 at and crossing its center, l bers and seated in the rear faces of the which notch is formed in the Closed marginal portion of said weather-strip. The weather-strip 31 also is formedwith registering pin holes 33 in its centerl at right angles to the notch 32. The weather strips 31 are so mounted relative `to the rails that the free margins of the anges thereof are directed, inward toward the bottoms of the grooves and the closed outer margins of said weather-strips are adapted to enter the grooves 28 of the jambe. Metal frames or socket membersl 34 are mounted in central angular apertures 35 in the stiles 18, 19 and register with the notches 32 of the weatherstrps. The frames 34 may be of any desired construction and are secured in the apertures or mortises 35 by screws extending through holes 3G formed in end portions of face platesthereof and seated in the stiles.

Shot-bolts 37 are mounted horizontally und extend .through the notches 32 and between the iianges of the weather-strips 31 andalso extend across the grooves 30 and into the frames 34. Outer end portions of the. shot-bolts 37 are adapted to enter at times into seats 29. The shot-bolts are formed with horizontal slots 38 and pins 39 are mounted through said slots and through the rg'ster'ing holesl 33 in the weather-strips 31. Thefshohbolts 3'(l are formed with stems 40 whichfyf'e provided with teeth 41 on their lower margins. The teeth 41 are adapted to `'mesh with pinions 42 journaled in the frames 34.l Toothed sectors 43 are fulcrumed within the frames 34 and mesh with the pinions 42. The toothed sectors 43 are formed with handles 44 extending laterally through slots 45 in the face plates of the frames 34. The stems 4() of the shot-bolts are reduced in thickness throughout port-ions of their 'lengthsand-the sectors 43 are spaced from. one wall each of the frames 34 so that said reduced portions of the stems may move longitudinally-between said-walls and se'ctors. 'It is the function of the sectors 43, when oscillated by manual force applied to the handles 44, to rotate the pinions 42 and cause said pinions `to move the shot-bolts to" or fro horizontally. The shot-boltshave two functions: one-being tb engage the seats 29 andV lockthe: sash against vertical movement; and the other being to act throng,V the slots 38 and vpins 39 in moving the weather-strips 31 into and out of the' grooves 28 ot' the jambs. The jambe-10, 11 also are provided with rooves 45 (one of which is shown 1n Fig. 3 parallel 4,with and'adjacent to the grooves 28'. Angle plates 46 are mounted 1n mrtises in and embrace-outer edges of the stiles 18, 19 midway between the rails 2Q, 21. The angle plates 46 are sccured to the stiles by screws mounted through holes 47 (Fig. 6) in their basememstiles. Flange members 46a of the an'gle plates extend partl across side margins of the stiles 18, 19 an are formed with a piurality ot' holes 48 arranged in annular rows concentric with the centers of said flanges 4G (Fig. 9). Balls 49'are mounted in the holes 48 and project from both faces of said flanges. Bearing plates 50, 51, each formed with annular raceways, are mountedon opposite sides of the ianges 46a and aresecured thereto pivotally by rivets 52 extending through the centers of said plates and flanges. The bearing plates 50, 51 overlie and with1their' ball-races engage diametrically opposite points of the balls 49. Semielliptic springs 53 are fixed to the outer faces of the bearing plates 51 by means of rivets 54. The springs 53 extend within and longitudinally of the grooves 45"and are compressed normally so as to exercise pressure. in opposite directions against the bottoms of the grooves and the bearing plates 51 respectively, which pressure is Aof suiiicient degree to overcome the normal gravity of a 'sash and-hold said sash in any position in which it may be placed manually. The stiles 18, 19 and angle plates 46 articulate on the rivets 52 when manually oscillated in either direction. TheV jambs 10, 11 also are provided with grooves 28- and 45l and the vstiles 23, 24 of the upper sash are provided with duplicates of the elements herein previously described as applied to the Stiles of the lower sashiand operating relative to the grooves 28 'and 45.

In practical use the sashes normally are mounted l between the4 jambs with the weather-strips' 31 extending within the grooves 28, .28*,tlie shot-bolts 37 within the seats 29, the'ha dles'44 in their lowermost inclined positio s and the semielliptic springs 53 .in and frictionally engaging the bottoms of the grooves 45, 45, In'such positions the shot-bolts 37 prevent raisingor loweringof either sash; the weather-strips bridgethespaces and prevent the passage of material quantities of air or moisture between the Stiles and jambs and also steady the sashes in the window frame. 4Vlhen it is desired to raise or lower either sash the handles 44 are raised sufficiently to cause the intermeshing sectors 43, pinions 42 and teeth 41 to move the shot-bolts toward each other and out of the seats 29. Such operation also releasesany outitard pressure from the weather-strips 31 which may have been established through the pins 39. Then the sash can be raised or` lowered at will, the weather-strips sliding in the grooves 28, 28l and the springs 53sliding in the grooves "445, 45, according to whichever sashl is being manipulated; When it is dsir-led to oscili-ate either saslL-as for purposes of ventilation or to clean the outside ofthe sash or manually operated. means Cai l sev,

,pz'ine, the handles 114 are nioveil to their upmanually ope atedshot bolts Carried by the permost limits and cause the further with sash .tor positively moving saitl -vertical drawal of the shot-bolts 3T, Such. further guides laterally relative to the latter Withdrawal ofthe shot-bolts Causes the outer grooves, said manually operated shot bolts ends of the slots S8 to enoaee the 'nine flllffalmatetl to env'afe in seid notches in the l .e b. s and move the Weather-l yripe inwardly ont. i iframe, saitl shot bolts also loeatecl oontigtb un the (lesirecl elevationby triotioiial engagement oi its springs 53 in the respective grooves ot he jambs. 4. f Vile elain'ii'tas ou r invent-imp l. In a' Wihcl'ow construction, a frame, a sash, resilient means vertically slirlahle relative to the frame, to which the. sash' pivotally connected, guiding means carried by and movable laterallyoiC the sash tor goil ing the sash vertically and premuti11,5@` its' pivotal moyeinent, lwhich guiding 'means `comprises`Weatlier strips ot channel Forio mounted in grooves in opposite .sitlis of the sash and adapted to engage. at tion-,s in groin-'es in the traine, and a moans posh tively operated in hoth directions for ailing; on and moving sai guiding means, the operatetl means comprising a ,shot ,olt inorable transversely of the'weather strip, .1w-:ons for connecting the shot holt. to the lweather strip flaring aportion of its n' ment, and

means for moving said shot holt manually,

`, In a Window eonstruetitm, a iframe, ay sash, said trame iorniecl with parallel Yerti CalV grooves openir'i, gl to each sitio margin ot said sash.l saiitl trarne also formed with an- V ejular .notches opei'iing to the bottoms of the grooves therein,.reilient means torti illy slitlahl'e in opposite groores of. sziicl iframe, to which the sash is piyotally coin'iecfeth vertical guides slidingly iooonltetlfin and movable laterally relative to the reniainira vertical groores, of the trame. said sash formeel with vertical grooves aflapteil. 'Wholly to receive said vertical` froidesj and teil hy the sash ,for positively moving saifl vrertieal guides `laterally vrelative to the latter' grooves, said manually operated :means foro-led with-an extension eclaptetl to enga-gein said. notches in'the frame',

43. ln a Window construetioo, a trarne, o sash, 'said trame formed with parallel 'vert-i-. calL grooves opening to each side margin of said-sash, said frame also formed with an- ,vertical guides 'slitlingly mounted in anal -iiiovahle laterally relative to the 'remaininzej- \'ert,ical grooves, of the frame, said sash tormed with vertleal `grooves adapted wholly to recente said Vertical guides, and

rons rollioy pivotal I :toirrie l, :Wi'-tli.. ir hotel' -oiJfiiihg 'tlol'tfhe 1l o'ttoms of said grooves to lf'spa-o'efl ife'rtieally-f; resilient. means ver 11e-ally sliolahle in opposite vgrooves (.foi'ineeietl, 'vertical raides slidingly mounted in amil movable laterally relative to the ren'iainiiig vertical groove-s of the trarne, said sash torineil with vertical groei/'es adapted wholly to receive seid vertical guides, and shot bolts carried by the sash and extending through said guides. means for connecting said shot bolts to .sa'itl guitles `for positively moving eaitl vertii-al robles laterally relative to the latter grooves, eaeh guide iornieil oi a strip U-sliapetl in Cross-section antl arranged tor engagement by its close-l niargin with "fiifl frame, said shot bolts adapter] to enga-e n the notches in the fra-me.

5. lo e reversible Window haring jioiihs i'orniel with vertical grooves and. seats in the bottoms of some ot said' groor the eonihination of a sash formed withl weitieal grooves, a strip mounted in each Lgroove of the sash und susceptible of movement into' an opposing' groove of a jamh, shotfoolts nioantetl in the and arranged for travel transversely of and tlno'oggjh the strip`s,.en gagging devi es between the shot-bolts and strips, consi .ting of transverse pins in the strip, ".eiiilinj; through .longitudinal slots in the ,2 iot boh saitl r Jt-holts termed with teeth, pi 'er neunte-tl in the sash and meshing; with the teeth o'l the shot-bolts, and toothed sectors mounted for oscillation in the sigsh and meshing with the piniens.

G. In :L reversible ivindow'hariug jambe `,termed with vertical grooves, the combination of a sash formed with rertieel grooves, e strip mounted io eae'h groove 'of the sash and ,saseeliitible o'finoveinent into an opposing groove of ajai'nb, slotholts mounted in the sash and @ranged for travel trans yersely of and through the stripsengaging devices between thefshot--bolts and, strips, consisting ot transverse pins in the strips extending through longitudinal slots in the shot bolts, said shot-bolts formed with teethf trames niountecl'n said saslnpl'luons mount-v ed in the frames and ineshingvwith the teeth of the shot-bolts, and ltoothed sectors mount-' eil for oseil'lmg.ai in the frames and meshing* with the' said strips lalso formed with not ptecl to` receive end por Til tions-ot il ruines inthe sash.

7. In a reversble Window, a Weather-Strip ol channel form hayln a notch 1n the cem trul portion of its close margin und having n. hole in the central, portion of each of its flanges, ,a shot-bolt formed with a slot, said shot-bolt mounted transversely of the strip and adapted to extend through the notch thereof, a pin mounted through the holes of the flanges und through Suid slot, and means for neciprocatng said shot-bolt.

WILLIAM HENRY MEIXEL. JESSE LAVERNE MEIXEL.

Witnesses: l

N. A. DEAN, W. A. MILLER. 

